New Jersey Dive Sites (12/30)

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Shipwreck General Slocum
Type:
shipwreck, barge, USA
Built:
1891, Brooklyn NY USA, as General Slocum
Specs:
( 235 x 37 ft ) 1284 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:
Monday December 4, 1911
storm - no casualties
Depth:
25 ft ( 30 ft, including mud )

unknown


Shipwreck Glen II
As Cornell No. 20 ( see Rockland County )
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat
Specs:
( 83 ft ) 68 tons
Sunk:
Saturday January 31, 1953
Depth:
80 ft

Glory Wreck
Side-scan courtesy of Stockton University
Type:
shipwreck
Depth:
70 ft

The "Glory Wreck" is a twisted mass of hull plates and steel spread over a wide area on a sandy bottom. Artifacts are occasionally found: portholes and brass. She is usually a good lobster wreck.


Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge
Depth:
75 ft

A typical smallish schooner barge wreck of unknown origin. Some anchor chain and decking spread out over a small area, with a few smaller pieces way off the main piece. Named after the fishing boat that found the spot.


Shipwreck Goulandris
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Greece
Name:
One of the Goulandris brothers, who's shipping company owned the vessel.
Built:
1910, England, as Maria Stathatos
Specs:
( 362 x 51 ft ) 3750 gross tons, 31 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday December 1, 1942
collision with freighter Intrepido - no casualties
Depth:
190 ft




Shipwreck Great Isaac
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, U.S. War Shipping Administration (Navy)
Name:
All the ships of this class were named for lighthouses in the U.S., except for the Great Isaac, which is in the Bahamas.
Built:
1944, Boston MA USA
Specs:
( 185 x 37 ft ) 1117 gross tons, 27 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday April 16, 1947
collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante - no casualties
Depth:
90 ft

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